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John B. Moisant (1868-1910) had been a farmer, sugar planter, banker and revolutionary before entering the aviation field in 1909. Moisant trained at the Bleriot School in France and in August of 1909 began his fifth flight which was also the first successful cross-country passenger-carrying flight from Paris to London. That fall he competed in the Belmont Park International Aviation Meet, where he won the Statue of Liberty Race and took second place in the Gordon Bennett Cup. In December 1910 Moisant was killed in New Orleans, Louisiana, while competing for the Michelin Cup prize -- a prize awarded to the pilot who could stay in the air longest.
NASM.XXXX.0536
Moisant, Matilde, 1887-1964
1910
John Weyl, Loaned and microfilmed, 1978, XXXX-0536, unknown
0.01 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of the twelve microfiche sheets which were shot from nine scrapbooks loaned to NASM by the donor. The scrapbooks contains newspaper clippings from American, English and French newspapers relating to Moisant and his aviation activities.
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Michelin Cup
Aeronautics, Commercial
Aeronautics -- Records
Aeronautics -- Exhibitions
Aeronautics -- Competitions
Aeronautics
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scrapbooks
Clippings